She was just always there, wasn’t she?
She had a enduring love for Lancashire, visiting us here many times with that gritty, sparkle in her eye, even saying she would like to retire here.
Many may not even realise one of the Queen’s titles was Duke of Lancaster; she owned private land throughout the county from Lancaster Castle to the Whitewell estate. Her estate even owns part of the M6 motorway and parts of the Lancashire foreshore – and she took an interest and pride in it all. She considered herself simply a steward for future generations, not a landowner, and it was an attitude which belied her status.
Queen Elizabeth II Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and their three children Prince Charles, Princess Anne and Prince Andrew pose in the grounds of Balmoral Castle Yet, despite this, in public the Queen known fondly as a child and to her close family as ‘Lilibet’ retained her sense of humour, didn’t take herself that seriously and was a good sport; even agreeing to ‘have tea’ with Paddington Bear for the recent Jubilee celebrations.
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